London, July 25 (Petra) — Foreign direct investment into Jordan
jumped 25 percent over the past year, marking the Kingdom’s fastest
expansion in capital inflows since 2017 as global businesses seek
stable operational bases near recovering Levant markets.

The figures, disclosed Thursday by Minister of Investment Tariq Abu
Ghazaleh during an interview on the sidelines of the UK-Jordan
Business Forum in London, point to a steadying economic trajectory
for the Hashemite Kingdom despite broader regional volatility.

Speaking to Al Arabiya, Abu Ghazaleh said the ministry has seen a
month-over-month increase in foreign corporate registrations, driven
by companies seeking to leverage Jordan’s security profile, banking
infrastructure, and geographic proximity to Syria and Iraq.

He noted that Jordan is consolidating its role as the primary service
and logistics hub for cross-border reconstruction and trade, citing
rising freight volumes and infrastructure upgrades at the Jaber
border crossing with Syria.

The investment push coincides with a broader structural overhaul
under Jordan’s Economic Modernization Vision. According to government
figures, annual gross domestic product growth accelerated to 3.0
percent over the past year, up from 2.7 percent, buoyed by
legislative reforms aimed at cutting bureaucratic friction and
lowering risk profiles for foreign joint ventures.

To sustain capital momentum, the Ministry of Investment has refreshed
its national investment catalog, putting 100 benchmarked capital
projects on the table. The pipeline targets key physical and digital
infrastructure sectors, prioritizing logistics, technology, and
capital markets integration.

In logistics and freight, anchor projects are centered on the
proposed National Railway Network, designed to connect Jordan’s
transit corridors to broader Middle Eastern trade lanes. Within
technology and services, targeted incentives aim to leverage Jordan’s
high density of engineering talent and liberalized digital trade
laws. Meanwhile, capital markets initiatives focus on strategic
tie-ups with international financial exchanges to deepen corporate
liquidity.

During the London summit, Jordanian officials met with leaders at the
London Stock Exchange to outline cross-listing opportunities and
expand foreign portfolio participation in Amman-listed equities.
British institutional investors expressed preliminary interest in
Jordan’s financial services and high-end tourism assets, according to
the ministry.

Amman’s outreach in London forms part of a wider effort to diversify
its foreign investment sources away from traditional regional capital
and deeper into Western markets.

The ministry confirmed it is organizing a Jordan-European Investment
Summit scheduled for November, where it plans to market new
public-private partnership frameworks and sign a series of bilateral
commercial agreements.

//Petra// AA